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Plants of Desert Dunes
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Description for Plants of Desert Dunes
Paperback. Series: Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PST; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 299.
Based on three decades of field experience in southwest Asia, southern Africa, and the southwest United States, the author summarizes the major adaptations of plants to desert dunes. This integrative study of plant and diaspore morphology, reactive growth, life cycles, and environmental factors explains and predicts plant distribution. Many kinds of dune syndromes, plant case studies and vegetation transects are discussed and illustrated to clarify the significance of adaptations to specific habitat factors. Although the focus is on vascular plants, the development of microbiotic soil crust, its function, and its composition are discussed as well.
Based on three decades of field experience in southwest Asia, southern Africa, and the southwest United States, the author summarizes the major adaptations of plants to desert dunes. This integrative study of plant and diaspore morphology, reactive growth, life cycles, and environmental factors explains and predicts plant distribution. Many kinds of dune syndromes, plant case studies and vegetation transects are discussed and illustrated to clarify the significance of adaptations to specific habitat factors. Although the focus is on vascular plants, the development of microbiotic soil crust, its function, and its composition are discussed as well.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
177
Condition
New
Series
Adaptations of Desert Organisms
Number of Pages
177
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642646362
SKU
V9783642646362
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Plants of Desert Dunes
"...a fitting companion to others in the series and should become a standard reference" - Journal of Arid Environments